Scores of banks have vanished from Kent high streets since the launch of an initiative designed to protect access to cash – with more set to close this year or in 2026. Last week Santander announced it is shutting 95 branches across the UK from June. Last month Lloyds announced …
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Work is underway to revamp a popular North Staffordshire park – where visitors are being promised ‘enhanced’ facilities. Caging has gone up at Clough Hall Park where a raft of improvements are being carried out. The works come after the popular Kidsgrove beauty spot had been shut for just shy …
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Police have seized cannabis, cocaine and cash – after stopping a car on a city street. Officers pulled over the car on Trent Vale’s Keelings Drive. And that stop resulted in a property being searched. Following the sting, which unfolded on February 8, officers arrested a 20-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent. …
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Police remain at the scene of a Co Down harbour after a woman’s body was recovered from the water this morning. Emergency services attended Groomsport Harbour at around 10.35am this morning, Tuesday, February 18, and removed the body of a woman from the water. Officers remain at the scene and …
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Santa’s elves have been tirelessly working at the North Pole for months, preparing presents for children all over the globe. Now, it’s time for Santa’s busiest day of the year. As Rudolph and his fellow reindeer – Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen – pull Santa’s sleigh …
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This village in Kent has stepped right out of the storybooks with its crooked rooftops, Tudor buildings and a pub with nooks and crannies and a crackling open fire. All you need is a covering of snow, as in this spectacular picture, and you have the perfect wintry setting for …
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A man has been missing from Canterbury for more than two weeks. Kent Police has issued two images of Luke Brown, 31, in a renewed appeal to find him. His family is “desperate” to hear from him and know he is okay, said police. Mr Brown was reported missing on …
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A ‘violent’ and ‘abusive’ man has been jailed at Glasgow High Court after carrying out a campaign of sexual offences, violence and abuse across the country. Anthony Gibson subjected several women to abuse across Lanarkshire, Fife, Edinburgh and Midlothian. Gibson, 37, has been jailed for 13 years. Gibson was charged …
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Residents have their post office back after a one-time household appliances business was overhauled. Trent Vale had been missing the provision after the branch went on the move. StokeonTrentLive reported how the facility had been running at 819 London Road before shutting for good on October 8. Customers were signposted …
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Spoons loves a deal. A quick look at the menus in the Wetherspoon’s pub KentLive visited this week shows just how much. Deals and clubs, Wetherspoon loves – now that’s a jingle-ready line. There’s mix & match, two for one, three for two, curry club, steak club, Autumn deals, Monday …
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